We crossed the Embarras River and encamped on a small branch of the same about one mile west. In pitching my tent we found three massasaugas or prairie rattlesnakes, which the brethren were about to kill, but I said, ‘Let them alone—don’t hurt them! How will the serpent ever lose his venom, while the servants of God possess the same disposition and continue to make war upon it? Men must become harmless, before the brute creation; and when men lose their vicious dispositions and cease to destroy the animal race, the lion and the lamb can dwell together, and the sucking child can play with the serpent in safety.
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The Standard of Truth has been erected. No unhallowed hand can stop the work from progressing. Persecutions may rage, mobs may combine, armies may assemble, calumny may defame. But the truth of God will go forth boldly, nobly, and dependent till it has penetrated every continent, visited every clime, swept every country, and sounded in every ear, until the purposes of God shall be accomplished and the Great Jehovah will say, The work is done.'
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There is no such thing as immaterial matter. All spirit is matter, but is more fine or pure, and can only be discerned by purer eyes. We cannot see it, but when our bodies are purified, we shall see that it is all matter.
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We teach them proper principles and let them govern themselves.
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It definitely helps if you can hit a few shots early. You can get your confidence going. Our guys hung tough. It's disappointing.
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I truly hope that all the families involved can get their lives back on track.
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I never expected or believed I could commit this horrible crime. I can only hope that I can be an example to others.
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Mormonism is the pure doctrine of Jesus Christ; of which I myself am not ashamed.
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The man who willeth to do well... we should extol his virtues and speak not of his faults behind his back.
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Joseph Smith , Jr.
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